‘Sparta’ – the best preserved ice age animal
Following the sensational discovery of two mummified cave lion cubs in the permafrost of Yakutia in 2017 and 2018, there are now further findings after more detailed analyses.
Following the sensational discovery of two mummified cave lion cubs in the permafrost of Yakutia in 2017 and 2018, there are now further findings after more detailed analyses.
Plastic pollution in combination with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean. This is shown by a recently published study.
Scientists have long been concerned about what many call the “methane bomb” which is the potentially catastrophic release of methane.
The multidisciplinary expedition will focus on the effects of climate change on the sensitive ecosystems in the little explored Russian Arctic.
Chile aims to consolidate its position as the most important gateway to West Antarctica with its Antarctic Center for Research, Logistics and Education in Punta Arenas.
Emperor penguins are under increasing pressure and could be virtually extinct by 2100 due to clustered extreme events.
Warming is rapidly advancing in the Russian Arctic as well. The melting of glaciers and ice caps on high Arctic archipelagos is driven primarily by warm Atlantic waters.
US researchers have been able to show that chinstrap penguins possibly synchronize their dives and hunts for krill, sharing their successes.
If the ideas and fantasies of the architects at SOM-Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have their way, a research village may soon be built at the moon’s South Pole.
Temperatures in Greenland were twice as high as normal last week and the ice sheet lost more than 8 billion tons of ice in a single day.
A review study concludes that some polar bears are clever enough to use tools as weapons to hunt walruses.
Fossils from northwestern Canada may be remains of the oldest sponges found to date.
A data network could both provide solutions to permafrost loss and improve communication between rival Arctic nations.
The amount of alcohol on Australian Antarctic research stations will be adjusted to reflect current Australian Government health guidelines on personal consumption.
Researchers have developed a way to power their instruments using heat from the Antarctic volcano.
Argentina wants to push ahead with the construction of an Antarctic logistics center in Uhuaia to be closer to Antarctica. But concerns are, that the US fear a possible funding from China.
Researchers have found further evidence that female orcas enter menopause as they age, devoting more time to teaching their young.
At the beginning of August, two expeditions will start to the Kara Sea up to Franz Josef Land and Severnaya Zemlya, with the aim, among others, to better understand climate change in the Arctic and to research plastic pollution.
The glacier bumblebee was first discovered on Novaya Zemlya in 1902. Now scientists have also discovered a population of bumblebees on Wrangel Island.
After their second expedition to Franz Josef Land, Russian researchers assume that narwhals regularly visit the waters around the archipelago during the summer months.
The duration of the ice season will be shorter due to later freezing and earlier ice opening. This is reported by Vladimir Ivanov, expert of the Lomonossov Moscow University.
The heat wave that has kept much of Canada and the U.S. on edge for weeks has led to mass growth of the Greenland ice sheet.
A research team is searching for energetic rare particles in the ice of Greenland to learn more about the secrets of the cosmos.
About as many microfibers enter the ocean each year from Spitsbergen’s main town as from Vancouver, mainly from hiking clothing.